Township 29S Range 17W

17 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 4.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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4.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S17W

Median depth went from 44.6 ft before development to 52.0 ft — a change of 4.9 ft, over 17 of 36 sections. Deeper: 10. Shallower: 4. Sharpest fall, section 18 at 34.5 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 5.7 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 17W — depth to water before the aquifer was developed, against the 2022–2024 surface, in feet below ground. A plus sign means the water is deeper than it was; a minus sign means it is shallower. A dash means one of the two is missing; ≥ marks a change computed from a figure floored at ground level.
Sec.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	57.8 ft	52.0 ft	−5.7
02	43.6 ft	38.0 ft	−5.6
03	44.6 ft	41.2 ft	−3.5
04	53.2 ft	52.9 ft	0
05	84.9 ft	88.7 ft	+3.8
06	120.8 ft	128.7 ft	+7.9
07	89.3 ft	108.8 ft	+19.5
08	56.7 ft	71.5 ft	+14.8
09	48.1 ft	57.6 ft	+9.4
10	14.1 ft	19.0 ft	+4.9
11	23.9 ft	23.6 ft	0
12	42.1 ft	37.0 ft	−5.1
13	23.1 ft	28.3 ft	+5.3
14	0.0 ft	0.0 ft	≥ 0
15	—	0.0 ft	—
16	24.1 ft	44.6 ft	+20.5
17	39.2 ft	66.7 ft	+27.5
18	86.7 ft	121.2 ft	+34.5
19	—	105.4 ft	—
20	—	88.5 ft	—
21	—	30.4 ft	—
22	—	0.0 ft	—
23	—	0.0 ft	—
24	—	0.0 ft	—
25	—	0.0 ft	—
26	—	0.0 ft	—
27	—	64.2 ft	—
28	—	78.4 ft	—
29	—	92.7 ft	—
30	—	58.1 ft	—
31	—	9.7 ft	—
32	—	50.7 ft	—
33	—	70.4 ft	—
34	—	82.6 ft	—
35	—	47.9 ft	—
36	—	0.0 ft	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 17W

68 wells in township 29S range 17W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 12. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 106.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (26), domestic (22), domestic, livestock (12), oil field water supply (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 17W, busiest first. The last column is the median depth those wells were drilled to — a driller’s own record of how far down the water was.
Driller of record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	12	1975–1997	130.0 ft	72.0 ft
Whitetail Drilling, LLC	11	2013–2014	47.5 ft	0.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	6	2016–2018	119.0 ft	52.0 ft
Impact7g	6	2021	35.0 ft	21.0 ft
Env. Works	5	2024	65.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	4	1977–1991	100.0 ft	40.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	4	1980–1998	103.0 ft	45.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	3	2019–2020	117.0 ft	40.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2003–2004	146.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	2	2015	70.0 ft	55.6 ft
Impact 7g	2	2017	65.0 ft	50.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	2	2020–2021	80.0 ft	60.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1974–1985	150.0 ft	70.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	1	2024	140.0 ft	93.0 ft
Associated Drilling, INC	1	2012	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1985	120.0 ft	76.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	1981	100.0 ft	49.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	1	2002	95.0 ft	29.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2017	170.0 ft	53.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1976	106.0 ft	55.0 ft

Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
Decade	Wells	Median depth	Median level
1970s	7	128.0 ft	55.0 ft
1980s	12	103.0 ft	55.0 ft
1990s	6	100.0 ft	37.0 ft
2000s	3	140.0 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	25	70.0 ft	10.0 ft
2020s	15	65.0 ft	20.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	26	50.0 ft
Domestic	22	120.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	12	106.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	128.0 ft
Irrigation	2	106.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 17W, by the depth the driller reached. The water level is the one measured on arrival, which is a reading at a point — unlike the surface figures above. The first column is the WWC-5 record number.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
459762	2012	200.0 ft	0.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Associated Drilling, INC
34376	1975	190.0 ft	162.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
505433	2017	170.0 ft	53.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Jantzen Water Well
34374	1982	163.0 ft	105.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
34375	1984	155.0 ft	96.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
115313	1997	151.0 ft	84.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
485501	1985	150.0 ft	70.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
349418	2004	146.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
338835	2003	140.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
1055782370	2024	140.0 ft	93.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	4 Brothers LLC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 17W?

The median section here has moved 4.9 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 68 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 ft
19S12W 4.7 ft
30S25W 29.9 ft
25S23W -20.8 ft
35S33W 57.2 ft
35S36W 92.6 ft
35S38W 145.4 ft
30S19W 1.2 ft

Neighbours by the count of measured sections, not a ranking: the list slides with the township, so each of the 256 township pages is reachable from the others. All of them.